In an attempt to avert the foreclosure of her home, plaintiff Susan Young sought to modify the terms of her mortgage pursuant to the Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP"), a federal initiative that incentivizes lenders and loan servicers to offer loan modifications to eligible homeowners. When Young's efforts did not result in a permanent loan modification, she sued defendants Wells Fargo... More...   $0 (05-21-2013 - MA)

Andre Sas appeals the trial court's final judgment of foreclosure in favor of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Although Sas raises several challenges to the final judgment, we find merit in only one of his arguments. Sas argues that Fannie Mae representative Jon Greenlee's oral testimony about the amount of the debt owed by Sas to Fannie Mae was hearsay and, therefore, legally i... More...   $0 (05-17-2013 - FL)

Diane Jenkins (Jenkins) requests the reversal of the trial court‘s dismissal of her lawsuit after it sustained the two separate demurrers of (1) JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (Chase) and Bank of America, N.A. (B of A) and (2) Quality Loan Service Corporation (Quality). (These entities will collectively be referred to as Defendants, unless the context indicates otherwise.) In 2007, Jenkins executed a ... More...   $0 (05-17-2013 - CA)

In three issues, Appellant Leonard Hornsby appeals the trial court‘s summary judgment for Appellee Tarrant County College District (TCCD) and its order disqualifying his attorney, Appellant Sue Allen. In two issues, Allen

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appeals her disqualification. We affirm the trial court‘s judgment as to Hornsby and we dismiss Al... More...   $0 (05-16-2013 - TX)

The State of Illinois charged Anthony Triplett with two counts of first-degree murder in conjunction with the deaths o of Urszula Sakowska and Janice Ordidge. two young, vibrant Chicago women who should have had nothing to fear when they let the cable repairman into their homes for separate appointments in 2006, prosecutors say.

Anthony Triplett, the man they let in on routine service cal... More...   $0 (05-13-2013 - IL)

Defendant-Appellant Lloyds of London Syndicate 2003 (“Lloydsâ€�) appeals the district court’s denial of its summary judgment motion and subsequent grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. (“BYAâ€�) in an action arising out of a professional liability insurance contract. The district court concluded Lloyds failed to pay sufficient indemnity to BYA... More...   $0 (05-13-2013 - CO)

JoAnn Phillips appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The Verizon Employee Benefits Committee (VEBC) on her claim that MetLife, acting on behalf of VEBC, improperly withheld long-term disability benefits to which she was entitled. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

During her employment as a benefit specialist with a subsidiary of Verizon C... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - TX)

A lawyer is obligated to preserve the confidentiality of client information. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6068, subd. (e)(1); Rules Prof. Conduct, rule 3-100(A); see Evid. Code, §§ 954, 955.) As a narrow exception to this duty, a lawyer may, but is not required to, reveal confidential information relating to the representation of a client to the extent the lawyer reasonable believes the disclosure is ... More...   $0 (05-09-2013 - CA)

We affirm the trial court‟s judgment holding defendant Bruce Elieff liable for misstating his authority to bind a group of real estate businesses known as the “Joint Entitiesâ€� in the course of agreeing to buy out his former partner, plaintiff Todd Kurtin. We affirm the trial court‟s posttrial order denying Elieff‟s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. And we affirm the trial ... More...   $0 (05-09-2013 - CA)

Allegations of sexual abuse by a teacher lie at the heart of this dispute. The plaintiffs—a group of four children and their parents— appeal an order dismissing a newly-added claim for violation of Title IX as to the children and a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress as to the parents.1 The plaintiffs argue that the new Title IX claims relate back to the filing of the original... More...   $0 (05-08-2013 - FL)

A trial court has statutory authority to determine the "reasonable rate" a court reporter may charge a "non-noticing party" for copies of deposition transcripts in a pending action. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2025.510, 128, subd. (a)(5);1 Serrano v. Stefan Merli Plastering Co., Inc. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 1014 (Serrano).) Here we decide that a non-noticing party who does not move for such an order in ... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - CA)

24 Several individual investors appeal from Judge Crotty’s
25 dismissal of their complaint alleging securities fraud in
26 violation of Section 10(b). We dispose of this appeal by both
27 summary order and opinion. In the summary order issued
28 simultaneously with this opinion, we affirm in part and vacate
29 and remand in part with regard to most appellees. In this
30 o... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - NY)

1. C&C is an Oklahoma limited liability company doing business in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Cohen is an individual doing business in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

3. Defendant John Doe (“Defendant John Doe�), whether one or more, is an unknown individual who, upon information and belief, resides in Wagoner County, Oklahoma

4. The events and transactions hereinafter set forth to... More...   $0 (05-02-2013 - OK)

The defendant in this defamation case asks us to reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial. He argues that this result is required because the jury’s answer to the single actual-damages question was predicated on its findings that he published nine defamatory statements that he knew or should have known were false, but the evidence is legally insufficient that one of the statement... More...   $0 (05-02-2013 - TX)

Ray Charles Miller (“Millerâ€�) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2554 application challenging his guilty-plea conviction for intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle. We granted a certificate of appealability (“COAâ€�) on three issues: (1) whether Miller’s trial counsel provided ineffective assistance regarding a lapsed plea offer from the State; (2) whether the trial... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - TX)

Carlos Roberto Rodas appeals his conviction for drug trafficking offenses, raising various evidentiary and constitutional arguments in support of reversal. The appeal comes to us as a companion to United States v. Figueroa, Nos. 11-1701, 11-1702, 2013 WL 388110 (1st Cir. Jan. 30, 2013). Like its recent predecessor, this case raises no substantial issue, and the conviction will be affirmed with co... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - RI)

Following a four-day jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Hipólito Díaz-Arias was found guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine, in violation of sections 841(a)(1) and 846 of Title 21 of the United States Code. He received a sentence of 120 months' imprisonment to be followed by a supervised release term of five years. Díaz-Arias now appeals his conviction and sentence, claiming that the distric... More...   $0 (04-29-2013 - MA)

Appellant Ralph Appolon was charged with one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and four counts of committing wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. These charges arose out of his connection to a mortgage fraud scheme. After a lengthy jury trial, Ralph Footnote was found guilty of all charges against him, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment fo... More...   $0 (04-29-2013 - MA)

Behnam Khani and his trial counsel, Payam Shahian and Strategic Legal Practices, appeal from an attorney disqualification order. We reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

On August 11, 2011, Khani, represented by Shahian and his law firm, Strategic Legal Practices, sued Ford Motor Company (Ford) and its dealer, Galpin Motors, Inc., under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. ... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - ca)

Emilio Martino, a naturalized United States citizen born in Italy, worked briefly as a sales representative for Western & Southern Financial Group (“W&S�). Less than two months after W&S hired Martino, the company terminated his employment.

Martino sued W&S for religious discrimination under Title VII and for defamation. Martino alleged, among other claims, that W&S discharged him based... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - IN)

When Mahmoud Hegab, an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ("NGA") with a top secret security clearance, informed the agency of his marriage to Bushra Nusairat, the NGA conducted a reinvestigation into his security clearance. Based on new information, the NGA revoked Hegab’s security clearance.

Hegab commenced this action under the Administrative Procedure Act against ... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - VA)

The People of the State of California charged Rico Lyntice Riley, age 31, with multiple sexual assault charges, including rape and tying up the female victim.

The woman was assaulted by Riley and one of her friends after she refused Riley's sexual advances, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney's Office news release. The friend eventually left the woman's apartment, but Rile... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - CA)

The United States of America charged Paul R. Gunter, age 64, with conspiracy to defraud the United States, frauds and swindles, fraud by wire, radio or television, attempted and conspiracy to commit mail raud, fraud by wire, radio or television, money laundering, postal, interstate wire, radio, etc., in interstate commerce in violation 18 U.S.C. 1341.F, 18 U.S.C. 1343.F, 18 U.S.C. 1348.F, 18 U.S.C... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - FL)

This is the second appeal in this suit filed by appellant Carolyn Barnes, plaintiff in the underlying proceeding, against appellees University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) and Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO). In our prior opinion, we affirmed the trial court’s severance order and partial summary judgment in favor of UFCU and GEICO. Barnes’s remaining claims and UFCU’s countercl... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - TX)

Nancy Richard challenges the trial court’s judgment after a bench trial on her divorce from Charles Towery and the division of their community estate. In six issues, Richard contests the trial court’s denial of her motion to strike certain

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evidence as a discovery sanction; the trial court’s characterization, valuation, and division of various assets; and the procedures employ... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - TX)